16 March 2021 UK Economic Growth Forecasts for 2021 Upgraded at Deutsche Bank

Economists at Deutsche Bank have raised their UK growth forecasts for 2021 and say the economy will be at 98% of its pre-pandemic size by year-end, allowing the Bank of England to begin the process…

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12 March 2021 Record Drop in Imports Means UK's Trade Deficit Actually Shrank in January

The first official data detailing the UK's trade performance since leaving the EU has been released, and understandably economists will give it more attention than has been the case in previous yea…

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12 March 2021 UK Economy Outdoes Expectations in January

The UK economy shrank by 2.9% in January, an outcome that was less severe than the -4.9% figure the market was expecting.

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11 March 2021 There's a Consumer Spending Boom Ahead and it Could be Bigger than the Bank of England Expects

The UK economy will be boosted by a sizeable pick up in consumer spending in 2021 as pent up savings are spent according to economists at Deutsche Bank, who say that the Bank of England might be un…

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11 March 2021 Half of UK Businesses Report Supply Chain Disruptions as EU Trade Rules Bite

Half of UK businesses indicate that they experienced supply chain disruption, according to the March release of the lloyds Bank Business Barometer.

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09 March 2021 Are Japanese Investors Capping U.S. Bond Yields?

The Dollar's recent rally has come to a shuddering halt as the rise in U.S. bond yields reverses, with analysts saying renewed demand by Japanese investors could be a crucial driver of the developm…

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04 March 2021 Corporation Tax Hike: "Incentive to Grow is Now Heavily Burdened" - Business Reactions

The UK Treasury said in its 2021 budget it would raise corporation taxes for the first time in 40 years in 2023 as it seeks to boost government revenues in order to shore up its finances following …

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